When flashing our GW820/825s, does the radio get flashed every time? On an HTC device, you can choose to include the SPL, splash, radio and/or OS. There are a bunch of mbn files after dumping a ROM. Are one of these files the radio firmware? I'm wondering if the radio firmware between the eXpo and IQ are different.
i *think* it gets flashed everytime, but i also *think* it is interchangable between expo and iq. Spocky would probably know for sure tho.
I believe that the radios are interchangeable.
Does anyone know which mbn is the radio file?
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hi, can somebody help me about upgrade htc radio fm? what software I need for do it? is possible to just override some files, or I need to re-flash the rom?.
how can I save radio sound to mp3 or any type of sound file?.
thanks,
[edit] Ooops! I misread your question. I thought you were meaning to upgrade the radio part of the ROM, so I wrote the long explanation below. Now I realise you meant the FM radio app. That has nothing to do, that wouldn't require a re-flash, only getting the right files for it and installing them. Sorry!
[edit]I'm leaving the other explanation below anyway, since I took the time to write it and some people can find it useful. But it DOESN'T apply to this thread.
It is a ROM flash: a ROM file (extension .nbf) which can be installed with the standard Rom Update Utility (RUU). ROM files may have one or more of the following parts:
- SPL (Secondary Program Loader): most limitations about which kind of ROMS you can boot are enforced by this part. For example, any country or language restrictions are likely to be found here.
- radio: this has the code for the phone radio chips (GSM, CDMA, Wifi, Bluetooth, etc). Upgrading these can sometimes improve reception or battery life. Or they may worsen
- boot screen: the screen you get before the Windows Mobile logo appears. Usual boot screens are the phone brand logo, but you can change it. For example, mine has contact information to return the phone if I lost it.
- The OS proper. You need to change this to upgrade the OS. This is the only part that will need a hard reset if changed. Most "cooked" ROMS change this part.
. extended OS or ExtROM: This has CABs to be automatically installed after a hard resets. Typically used by network operators to add their own customisations (operator logo, bundled apps, etc).
Vendor official ROMs usually have all of these parts. Unofficial "cooked" ROMS may include only some parts.
For example: When you do CID unlocking, you're flashing a ROM file which has ONLY the SPL part on it. After that, flashing any ROM file which has no such part, will keep you CID unlocked. However, if you flash a ROM with the SPL part, such as any official ROM, you'll be CID locked again. That's how it works.
For radio it's the same: if you flash a ROM which has only the radio part, you'll upgrade it and no other part of the OS will be changed. Of course, if you later install another ROM which includes an older radio version (for example an official ROM) you'll be actually downgrading it
I hope the explanation was clear enough.
want to upgrade radio version
hi brother i just want to upgrade the radio version i am facing problem when i chat on sms at times my i dont get the call alert on my mobile i cant to know from friend that the radio version 2.79.90 has to be updated for my new gene
pls buddy help me out with the problem
Hi
Your expaination was great easy to understand. The only thing I'm not to sure on is how can you tell which parts you are getting in the download or is there radio only roms.
Thanx for your help Kiwi
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=397939
all radio roms are there
is there a radio cab install for .05?
i dont want to hspl my phone. there are so many different hspl's out there im confused ;((
There is no such thing as a cab for a radio flash. Well, not any I would know of.
^.^
If you want a new radio, you'll have to flash.
Yes, the radio comes in a .nb or .nbh, not a .cab Find the Radio that you want, download it and use the RUU exe to get it on the phone.
You have all existing radios for this device here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407956
HastaSSSS
I have the vzw 3.37 radio and i want to upgrade to 3.42 or whatever is the newest one. Can i use the radio file in a RUU and flash it like that? IF i can will it override my WM or anything other than the radio? Thanks.
manana12 said:
I have the vzw 3.37 radio and i want to upgrade to 3.42 or whatever is the newest one. Can i use the radio file in a RUU and flash it like that? IF i can will it override my WM or anything other than the radio? Thanks.
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Yes, you can do it via RUU. Like any radio upgrade, it will not touch the OS and you will not loose anything. Keep in mind that the phone needs to be SuperCID unlocked or else you will not be able to flash it. (different from HardSPL unlock)
thanks for replying. Im new to flashing. Can you point me in the right direction in terms of supercid?
or the easier way.
download it in the rru, there should be an nbh file.
USE A 2GB MEMORY CARD OR LESS
then just rename the nbh file as "VOGUIMG.nbh" or "VOGUIMG" and throw it into bootloader and it should flash.
Hi,
Could anyone tell me the Stock radio that would come with T-mobile UK, i need to unroot restore my Desire HD to send it for repair..
Also, anyone know where i can get the original t-mobile splash?
Thanks..
colonel_lp said:
Hi,
Could anyone tell me the Stock radio that would come with T-mobile UK, i need to unroot restore my Desire HD to send it for repair..
Also, anyone know where i can get the original t-mobile splash?
Thanks..
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radios wont be a problem as they are updated with every official update.. and i couldnt find any tmobile splash screen.. but i make many but i dont have the rite pic to make any splash
I have a brand new T mobile branded DHD. I've only rooted, S OFF, ENG S OFF and SimUnocked it. tell me how to do a stock radio and i can help
thanks for your replies, i was hoping not to use the OTA as i will have to downgrade again. If you know if the OTA will also replace my splash screen with the original then i may do it.
@Rangnarok - could you tell me what the software version and baseband version are in setting>about phone.,I dont think you can extract a radio from the phone. Im not sure how you would extract the splash also. I know there are tools to flash them, but im not back home until tomorrow so i will have a look and if i can find a safe easy way i will PM you... thanks
Ok, to make sure I have what you need, I confirm again that, the Phone is new. I only Rooted. S-OFF and ENG S-OFF. It has a T-mobile splash screen, CID is TMOB005 at the moment.
Android version: 2.2
Baseband: 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
Build number: 1.39.110.1 CL278886
I have made a back-up ROm, using ClockWorkMod, so I am not sure if this is what you are looking for?
I am researching to flashing a custom ROM on it. So hopefully I can help you before doing so
many thanks for the information, it was exactly what i was looking for, i have a backup of the stock rom that came with my phone, it just that it doesnt contain the radio, now i know the one it shipped with i can download it.
will get back to you on the splash screen, flashing a custom rom does not change this so have fun flashing.
I would reccomend trying the cyanogenMod 7 Rom, it has great customizable features, and once you get used to not having sense there will be no going back. The only thing i would look out for is i have noticed that GPS can be hit and miss with different roms, if you use it alot like i do then try using it before you spend too much time with one rom.
cheers
I have had a look inside the backup folder. It has
boot.img
system.img
etc
but nothing that indicates a radio back up. Is this already included in some file in the folder?
radio is not backed up. But there is a thread in dev that has a link to download different radio versions, i just wasnt sure which one came with a stock T-mobile phone.
There is a T-Mobile DE RUU available, you can download that, and get rom.zip from it. Then you can find splash1.img inside the rom.zip. I am pretty sure that T-Mobile DE's and UK's splashes are similar.
thanks for that jkoljo. I should have thought that i could get it from any t-mobile rom as long as the res is the same.
Been meaning to ask you, you quote "It will create a backup of your phone partition 7 (radio config) to the root of your sdcard, I recommend to keep that somewhere really safe!" from your radio tool thread. Does this mean the whole original radio is backed up and i can restore it from that?
Nope, it is not the radio, just radio configuration partition. The radio configuration has lots of important system values in it. Radio reads values from that config partition, and then acts accordingly. Radio is an important part of the system, and it does more than you could imagine
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I have a brand new T mobile branded DHD. I've only rooted, S OFF, ENG S OFF and SimUnocked it. tell me how to do a stock radio and i can help
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I have sent you a PM, let me know what you think
Need some clarification about firmware and recovery file guys. I'm a bit confused because of the version number/s used to specify the recovery and firmware.
e.g. Flash_recovery_2.22.401.4
One_M8_2.22.401.4_odexed
fw2.22.401.4_custom_with_out_red_text
the main reason i'm asking this is because i converted my M8 to the GPe version (through RUU). I would now like to revert to the 'Sense base' but when it comes to flashing the firmware file the versions confuses me a bit, especially like the files i gave example of and the size of them. I grasp all the necessary on how to switch 'back to sense'.....its just how some sites/source label or quote the recovery and/or firmware files. Don't even want to mention RADIO file....lol
I don't think i need the RADIO tho, I know when a firmware is flashed all the needed files comes with it...Kernel, bootloader, radio etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCGj0rOuiR4